The group on our second Tour to Ireland, some great roads, hotels, hospitality & food made for a fab trip.
Ready to board at Fishguard
All aboard
And we’re off
Just chillin’
“Hi John & Jen, just returned from another excellent BN tour. This was another triumph of organised touring. Superb hotels, good food, excellent company and some really good roads (some were a bit bumpy but we were warned!) The limericks on the boat coming back had everyone laughing (see end review). Thanks again for another great week. I hope you all got home safely.”
Chris Martin, 11th trip, Triumph Tiger 800, West Yorkshire
Ian – BMW S1000XR
Our first hotel
Is right on the waterfront
Dinner is included tonight
Coffee stop (thanks Ian)
Next day visit Blarney Castle
John & Sandra
Yvonne & Glynn
Climb the tower
“Just wanted to thank everyone for your company and friendship both on and off the bike. A great group of people all round. I had a great time, really enjoyed myself and can’t wait until my next trip. Hope to run into you again at some point and thanks again to John for doing such a wonderful job guiding us through Ireland.“
Nigel Ford, 4th trip, BMW R1200RS, Co. Londonderry
Hugh is the only one…
to kiss the Blarney Stone
“We’d been thinking about going to Ireland for years, we finally did it thanks to BN, we also got to use the bike we got before lockdown! We both had a great time, met old acquaintances and made new ones. Well done BN European Tours.”
John & Sandra Shepherd, 10th trip, Triumph Tiger 800, Hertfordshire
Ian just pretends!!
Coffee stop next day
“Hi John and Jen, excellent trip – thanks very much. Looking forward to the next one. Regards “
Ian Gifford, 5th tour, BMW S1000XR
Paul “Parker” & Chris
Hugh’s Crosstourer
“Hi John, home safely after an 8hr night ride but was worth it. I watched the sunset and sunrise from the saddle. Hoping everyone else got home safely after a great week of riding in a place I have not visited before but always wanted to, a bucket list tick.
Can’t complain about anything, hotels, food or road choices. I know the amount of effort you put into every trip and you have set your bar high so expectations go with it.
Thanks for letting me tag along with you both on the bike and in the evening. I know you gave everything to the trip being available 24/7, not an easy thing to do and keep a smile at all times.
Finally, I don’t have any photos to share but did catch a bit of Go-Pro which is uploaded onto YouTube. Type in adeymac then choose Atlantic Way. Best seen on a big screen ie TV, hope you approve and pass the link on to the others.
Stay safe, see you again, Adey.
Adey McDowell, 8th trip, Yamaha Tenere 700, Norfolk
Lovely scenery
Adey’s Tenere 700
Nigel enjoying the scenery
Nigel’s BMW R1200RS
Nigel
John’s Tiger 900
Lunch stop
Glynn, Yvonne and Paul B
Paul B made it across…
John goes back for the rest
Steve – Street Triple R
John & Sandra – Tiger 800
Chris – Tiger 800
Paul P – Tiger 800
Nigel – BMW R1200RS
Ian – BMW S1000XR
Hugh – Crosstourer
Glynn & Yvonne – Triumph Explorer
Backmarker Adey – Tenere 700
The group in the Connor Pass
Great views
Ian
Thanks Ian
Another ferry
The Cliffs of Moher
Ferry across the Shannon
Lovely scenery
Those that went on the ride-out
Pretty lunch stop.
OK, but…
only in Ireland !!
John & Sandra
The Sea Stack
At DownPatrick Head
In Dublin visit the Guinness Experience
Adey
Paul P & Chris
Thanks Ian
Enjoy a Guinness on the top floor
Hugh & Ian
Sandra & John
Next day, Wicklow Mountains
Parking at lunch stop
Boats at Wexford
Back at Rosslaire
Adey casts off the orange vest!!
Paul B – BMW R1200GS
Paul B starts off the limericks
Sorry no text…
Then XXX???
Paul “Parker” was next…
“John had missed Jen whilst on tour,
So Alpacas are his new amour,
Their eyes are exciting,
Their lips are inviting,
But kissing them leaves his lips sore!!”
Sandra took a turn…
“You’ll find me in the garden,
Amongst the flowers & bees,
Listening to the birds,
Enjoying a cup of tea…!”
Parker again…
“We’ve met John & Sandra before,
But I can’t remember the tour,
Their company’s great,
And I hope it’s our fate,
To meet on a tour just once more!”
Yvonne takes a turn…
“There was a young man called Adey,
Who’s persona’s decidedly shady,
He hid a posh glass,
To save Sandra’s ass,
And the police found him next day dressed as a lady!!”
John has one too…
“I like Alpacas,
Because they do a mean Haka,
There’s an expert called Glynn,
And according to him,
They also go like the clappers!!”
Yvonne has another…
“A lonely young man called John,
Well his head had completely gone,
He bought an Alpaca,
A pack of maracas,
And dancing said “She’s the one”!!”
Chris takes a turn…
“Young Paul said on the bikes we will tour,
To Ireland we’ll go – to be sure!,
But the roads were too bumpy,
It made him all grumpy,
And his teeth all fell out on the floor!!”
Adey had a rhyme…
“There was a young man called Hugh,
On a bike tour he tootled onto,
He fell off his bike,
To the left, to the right,
And found himself in the stew!!”
And don’t forget Ian’s joke – that he no longer has a long memory!!
Thanks to everyone for making this tour a success, we look forward to seeing many of you next year. Ride safe, John (& his Alpaca !!)
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